2009 BOM, Stories from the Park
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This year's block of the month quilt will be "Stories from the Park".
The blocks will be 12" x 12" finished size. You need to
cut the background fabric 13" x 13". After you finish the
applique part, trim the block to 12.5" x 12.5". Download the
BOM pattern and print it on a 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. Center
the pattern on a 13" x 13" background fabric to fit each applique piece
to the background.
It's up to you as to how you finish your quilt. You may add inner
borders between blocks if you wish. I use bright colors and 100%
cotton flannel, pre-washed. I recommend joining all 12 blocks
then finishing the quilt with a 5"outer border consisting of two inches
of purple and three inches of outermost back flannel. In
this manner, the finished quilt will be 50" x
62".
I hope your enjoy the Stories from the Park quilt! Any questions please e-mail me.
May Block, Great Grey Owl
The Great Grey Owl is one of the world's largest, but it's size is
deceptive since much of it is just fluff from big feathers, and its
large sized head and tail. This owl's wingspan can exceed 60
inches, but on average is 56 inches for the male and 55 inches for the
female. It lives across the entire northern hemisphere, and likes
to live in large diameter dead trees, thus intensive cutting or forrest
management can reduce its habitat. They eat mostly small rodents
and voles, but lacally can prey upon a variety of small animals up to
and including small hawks and ducks.
PDF pattern for the May 2009 BOM, Great Grey Owl, click here.
April 2009 BOM, Massasauga Rattlesnake, click here.
March 2009 BOM, Woodland Turtle, click here.
February 2009 BOM, Fowler's Toad, click here.
January 2009 BOM, Woodland Caribou, click here.
May 2009 BOM
